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Disintegration of compacts in the presence of a solvent is followed by measurement of the disintegration force development as a function of time. The process is described by the delamination of the compact and the rate of expansion of the detached layers using a new equation.
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Caramella, C., Colombo, P., Conte, U. et al. The mechanisms of disintegration of compressed particulate systems. Polymer Bulletin 18, 541–544 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00255339
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